October 03, 2015

This Day In Hockey History - Oct 3rd

1953 - Jean Beliveau signed his first contract with the Montreal Canadiens, and was assigned uniform #4 for the first time in his NHL career (after wearing number's 17, 20 and 12 during previous brief stays with the Canadiens).

1959 - Jean Beliveau scored two goals, and teammate Doug Harvey added three assists, as the Canadiens beat the All Stars 6-1, at the 13th NHL All Star game, in Montreal.

1989 - Darryl Sittler, Vladislav Tretiak and Herbie Lewis were inducted into the Hall of Fame, along with "builders" Alan Eagleson and Father David Bauer.

1997 - Anaheim and Vancouver played the first regular-season game outside North America, at Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

1997 - Anaheim's Espen Knutsen became the first player born and trained in Norway to play in a NHL game as the Canucks won 3-2.

2001 - Paul Coffey officially announced his retirement, after winning 4 Stanley Cups, playing in 14 All Star Games, and accumulating the second-highest point total among defensemen in NHL history in 21 seasons.

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